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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Gynecology</title>
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  <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2510 Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/141007</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1998 International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1998/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-08-03:/action/127024</id>
    <updated>2007-08-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to reduce child marriage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2583 Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2583/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-06:/action/117283</id>
    <updated>2007-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2584 High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2584/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-06:/action/117285</id>
    <updated>2007-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to alleviate critical shortages of physicians in the fields of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2468 Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2468/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/action/121736</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to ovarian and cervical cancer, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2349 Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2349/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-16:/action/112602</id>
    <updated>2007-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1413 Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s1413/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-16:/action/112660</id>
    <updated>2007-05-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1237 Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1237/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-28:/action/94355</id>
    <updated>2007-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1200 American Health Security Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h1200/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-27:/action/94281</id>
    <updated>2007-02-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.979 Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h979/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-12:/action/93051</id>
    <updated>2007-02-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.244 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s244/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-10:/action/90323</id>
    <updated>2007-01-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.283 Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Access Now Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h283/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-05:/action/91214</id>
    <updated>2007-01-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.4056 Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s4056/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-11-15:/action/88659</id>
    <updated>2006-11-15T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.23 Malpractice Liability Reform bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s23/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-05-03:/action/49360</id>
    <updated>2006-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1580 Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1580/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-29:/action/54313</id>
    <updated>2005-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the health of minority individuals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3561 Healthcare Equality and Accountability Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-28:/action/49297</id>
    <updated>2005-07-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To improve the health of minority individuals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3359 Medical Malpractice and Insurance Reform Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-07-20:/action/65297</id>
    <updated>2005-07-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, to reform the medical malpractice insurance business in order to reduce the cost of medical malpractice insurance, to enhance patient access to medical care, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3034 Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-22:/action/67780</id>
    <updated>2005-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1289 Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1289/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-22:/action/68681</id>
    <updated>2005-06-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to provide for research and education with respect to uterine fibroids, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2937 Women?s Obstetrician and Gynecologist Access Now Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2937/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-06-16:/action/66023</id>
    <updated>2005-06-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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